“My levels were at 4.0 pCi/L, so I’m safe.” Yes the EPA action level is 4.0 pCi/L, however that level was set nearly 30 years ago and new research is showing it is not as safe as once thought. Did you know over 2/3 of all radon lung cancer deaths come from levelsbelowthe...
This is the simpler of the two questions. A safe level of radon gas is no radon gas. Radon gas is a carcinogen which causeslung cancer. The US EPA has put it plainly, stating, “Any radon exposure has some risk of causing lung cancer. The lower the radon level in your home, the ...
Test for Radon.The first step in managing the risk of radon is to have your home tested. Every home is unique, and a home with dangerous radon levels can be next door to a home with virtually no radon. Any radon level higher than 4 picocuries per liter is considered by health authorit...
Radon mitigation is an important consideration in green building design, especially in areas prone to high radon levels. Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, can pose serious health risks if it accumulates indoors. Green buildings incorporate radon mitigation strategies to ensure the safety an...
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Public Health England recommend that the safe level of exposure to Radon is 100 Bq/M3, and that action must be taken if levels exceed 200 Bq/M3. How Radon Gas Affects Health As a radioactive element, Radon decays through nuclear fission – the atom splits in two parts and releases ...
challenges such as food security, infectious diseases and nuclear proliferation. They should declare these areas as safe spaces for cooperation, no matter what the status of their bilateral relationship might be. The second key principle is that the two sides urgently need to manage military risks....
Now, get your house tested. If the radon level is high, test again and start the process of getting it fixed. I’ll come back and write about the important step of radon mitigation later. For now, see the EPA resources above.
In Canada, the radon level must be below 200 Bq/m3 to be safe (and again, the lower the better!) So I decided to buy thiselectronic deviceto have an immediate response on the radon level in my home. Unsurprisingly, I have the same results as my neighbor in the basement. As for the...
For the first time among synthesized elements, oganesson sits in the last column of the periodic table along with the noble gasses above it — neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon — and thereby takes the -on ending. 3. For this I’m scaling the Mohs hardness, the Young’s modulus,...